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1939 Map of Bald Creek

Name: 1939 Topographic Map of Bald Creek
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Cane River winds through the high elevation terrain of the Unicoi Mountains and Walnut Mountains in this 1939 survey. Along the river and its many tributaries like Big Bald Creek and Cane Creek, small rural communities such as Lewisburg, Bee Log, and Bald Creek are established, connected by winding mountain roads. The era's local social infrastructure is well-documented through numerous country landmarks including Bald Mountain Church, Harmony Church, and the Piney Grove School.

Tracing the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, the Appalachian Trail follows the ridge near Big Bald. The map provides significant detail for genealogists, marking family-named landmarks like Fender Cemetery, Phillips Cemetery, and Whittington Cemetery. From the higher peaks of Sampson Peak to the lowland areas of Beech Glen, the landscape is a mosaic of national forest land and isolated mountain homesteads typical of the pre-war Appalachian Highlands.